The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect's implementation is set, Financial Secretary John Tsang says, adding he could not speculate on its exact launch date.
Speaking to the media last night before departing for Europe at midnight, Mr Tsang said he saw no direct correlation between the Occupy Central movement and the Stock Connect implementation date.
He added the lack of an implementation date was not having a big impact on the financial market, and that foreign investors' confidence had not been shaken due to the Occupy Central movement, but the situation had to be monitored.
He reaffirmed that prolonged protests will affect the economy.
